Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25
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could appreciate the cool southern breezes
tbot NOW over Texas nearly every night
during the heated term. There is pop
Mar superstition that General Pail
SEaridsn's famous remark about "HeI
! Texasn presents the situation in
nursnell. This is not the case. The writer
has spent several summers in Texas; he
has been much depressed by the heat OF
the Gsv, but when night came the Climate
changed and the intense heat vanished be-
fore inc cool breath of the Gulf breeze.
Deoule in cider states may have heard OF
uSouthern Bretzes" and Southern EX-
,,osDre," but until they have slept near
an omen window facing south IN Texas
tLev have but little conception OF what
.aese terms mean. No night IN Texas IS
go hot Tor Cd invigoratlng, refreshing
sleep Il the Southern exposure Is pro
---e8 and there are few nights when
covering IS not used before the morning
-r7 Daints the eastern horizon. In cities
Ike Fort Worth, you Will ind men sit
+frr on the corners near the hotels until
ct s.night, 10th to leave the GOODNESS
.-8 90 10 bed. Texas summer nights are
gg4a'-rbtful as the days are depressing.
lVa~a they not it would be indeed difficult
.o stand the long heated term.
IN the praiTies away from the
IN her fhe breeze is always very strong,
and the cattle which feed in countless
7nmbers up3n them feed almost eXc!u-
sivelv at night during the not months.
THIS Gulf breeze Is peculiar, blowing
sr.ro-t as regular as night comes. 1t
varies but i,tIe in strength the summer
-rggn, anu soon as night comes it com
-r.9g-s 10 sing It's music and cool the
.r-gEs # weary and tired humanity. It
rreC{ the great blessings of the not eli
mate and wiJhOUtit men and beasts would
etd unfortunate. With it, they can
the morning with all the faculties
Il energies revived and reCuperated by
1nuence. If General Sheridan had
stayed il Texas long enough 10 have
s.g. 10 me open area behind q south
a-r window, he would probably
have altered his opinion about living in
gs#.s and renting out Texas. II not, ne
has gug since lost tha- sense OF appreCi-
ri nat can be touched by the delicious
.ga.aass Of 9 perfect summer night. The
thermometer generally falls e0Out thirty
F--r-as after shutdown.
THE WINTERS.
Maine MAI would probably sheer st
Iezls winter and leave his oyercoaJ at
home until he encountered one of our
aaaEllers' Then he would swear that
Texas was the coolest place on earth.
There IS but little snow, and what falls is
only faint reflection Of the SHOWS IN the
northern states. There may have been
sleigh riding IN Texas, but not for the last
re years. Last winter only few fakes
fc. ia Fort Worth. EIildness is
Inc general character Of the weather
the winter through Sometimes
III, very cold, and a "biue nOrther' viii
s.gw Tor several days, until the wind
wl,ps around and comes signing from the
-lli laden with warmth. lis the same
southern breeze which tempers the sum
mer heat that steSls away the sharpness
of the winters cold. A storm in winter
IS very severe, but they seldom occur.
When they do much damage is done TO
attic on the open range.
SPRING
Is tie same beautiful spirit in Texas that
she Is everywhere else. Countless mil
ions IF prairie flowers gid The very
eL-esot Fort Worth at this writing and
le Young summer breeze is nodding
their heads. The climate is 80 near per
sgct rs possible in the months Of April and
May. The same miIGness of the eastern
states with less of the rain and mud.
This is the season when the prRiries are
SIS beautiful as the handIwork of nature
g5n make mem.
AUTUMN
The fall of the year is warm in the first
'af, but delightful in the .ast. About the
irst of November the sun has lost Its
power TO make animated nature misera-
Bile, and the southern exposure is no
.0uger so great an object of appreciation.
The months Of October Rnc November in
Texas compare very fsvorably with the
months of September and October in
Virginia ard Maryland.
Thus we have our seasons with fine
weather and climate III all except sum
mer, and that is made endurabIe by the
cooling southern breezes at nigat
Taken altogether the climate is as fine as
exists anywhere. lis summer heat is
more than counterbalanCed by the mild
ress If It's winters and the perfect eli
maize iu spring and autumn.